Trinity Sunday Last night at First Vespers, we sang this antiphon: We give Thee thanks, O God; we give Thee thanks, true and one Trinity, one and most high Deity, holy and one Unity. So much to say that gratitude and thanksgiving are one…
Pentecost Sunday We have heard the story many times, and our familiarity with it risks preventing a deeper penetration into the mystery of this most sacred day of Pentecost. The Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit, promised by Our Lord, is…
Sunday after the Ascension We find ourselves in the midst of one of the most intense periods of the liturgical year. Our Blessed Lord has ascended into Heaven, but before leaving us, He has promised the Holy Spirit. This promise was accompanied by the…
Ascension Thursday Like many of our great feast days, the mystery of the Ascension offers multiple facets to our contemplation. First and foremost, it the Ascension that the One we love above all others, the very foundation and fulcrum of our existence, Jesus Christ…
Fifth Sunday after Easter Throughout paschaltide we have turned our attention to the apparitions of Our Blessed Lord following His Resurrection. On this last Sunday before the Ascension, I propose that we consider what is probably the best known of all the apparitions, namely…
Finding of the Holy Cross Today’s feast takes us back exactly one month, to Good Friday. It also takes us back to the early 4th century when St Helena discovered the True Cross in Jerusalem. The day has come to have a double focal…
May 2026 (30 April-2 May) May is the month of Mary, and so our triduum will focus on her importance in our lives. We will do so by focusing on the teachings St Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, who taught so emphatically that Mary…
Third Sunday after Easter A woman, when she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she hath brought forth the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. So also…
Good Shepherd In today’s Gospel, Our Blessed Lord presents Himself to us as the Good Shepherd, the One who lays down His life for His sheep, the One who holds us in the palm of His hand, from which no one can snatch us…
